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Details Emerge of Deadly Raid on Pakistani Base
The military policeman tightly clasps his weapon. His eyes, though wearied by an obvious lack of sleep, still dart around intently
Blackwater era ending in Iraq
The troubled Blackwater era ends in Iraq on Thursday as another firm takes over the once-dominant company’s security services contract in Baghdad. Triple Canopy, a Herndon, Virginia-based company, picks up the expiring contract of Blackwater, which changed its name to Xe a few months ago.
Cantor Fitzgerald, 9/11 Victim, Is Thriving in Financial Crisis
Cantor Fitzgerald has plenty of experience dealing with crisis. Perhaps that’s why the firm, which is best known for bond trading and looked like it wouldn’t survive after suffering devastating losses on Sept.
Is AIG Spending Too Much on Public Relations?
AIG CEO Edward Liddy was a model of fiscal discipline. Appearing before Congress last month, he committed the bailout billionaire to pay back its government loans, clean up the financial mess it created and act as “good stewards of the public funds we have received.” So why is AIG spending tens of thousands of dollars every month on four big p.r
Blackwater founder, CEO resigns
Erik Prince, founder of the Blackwater Worldwide security firm, announced Monday he has resigned as head of the company, recently renamed Xe. Prince, in an e-mail to employees and independent contractors, said Danielle Esposito will become chief operating officer and executive vice president. Esposito has worked for the firm and its partners for nearly 10 years
PR exec: Death threats forced firm to drop octuplet mom
Joann Killeen is president of the Killeen Furtney Group, the Los Angeles, California-based public relations firm that represented octuplet mom Nadya Suleman.